Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook

PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 WHAT TO LOOK FOR
BASIC GEOLOGY
RESOURCES FOR BASIC GEOLOGY
POPULAR COLLECTIBLES
GATOR GIRL’S BEST ADVICE EVER
CHAPTER 2 WHERE TO FIND IT
OLD-SCHOOL REFERENCE MATERIALS
ONLINE RESOURCES
ROCK AND GEM RESOURCES
FOSSIL COLLECTING RESOURCES
ONLINE GOLD REPORTS
ONLINE METEORITE LOCALES
APPS
SOFTWARE, DVDS, AND OTHER TOOLS
ROCK AND MINERAL WEBSITES
SOCIAL NETWORKING
HISTORICAL WEBSITES
ONLINE MAPS
ARCGIS
GEOLOGY MAPS
JSTOR SEARCHES
BUILD YOUR OWN BOOK
CHAPTER 3 MOUNTING EXPEDITIONS
GETTING THERE (AND BACK)
GENERAL TOOLS ADVICE
CHAPTER 4 WORKING IN THE FIELD
OCEAN BEACHES
CREEK AND RIVER WALKS
DESERT WALKS
TAILINGS
VEINS AND VUGS
FOSSIL COLLECTING
GOLD PROSPECTING
METEORITE HUNTING
CHAPTER 5 WHAT TO DO WITH IT
TUMBLE POLISHING
CARVING SOAPSTONE
KNAPPING
PRESERVING FOSSILS
JEWELRY MAKING
DISPLAYING YOUR TREASURES
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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